severable
/'sevərəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being separated or divided: Describes something that can be physically, legally, or conceptually detached or divided into distinct parts.
- Able to be dissociated: Indicates that elements can be considered or treated as independent from each other.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The contract contains several severable clauses, allowing the rest of the agreement to remain valid if one part is voided.
- The artist argued that the lyrics were not severable from the music; they formed a single, unified work.
- In law, a severable statute means that if one section is found unconstitutional, the rest can still stand.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: In contract law, a severability clause (or savings clause) states that if one part of a contract is invalid, the rest remains enforceable. The contract itself is described as severable.
- The court found the non-compete agreement to be severable from the main employment contract.
- Philosophical/Conceptual Context: Used to discuss whether ideas, rights, or properties can be logically separated.
- The philosopher debated whether mind and body were severable entities.
Variants and Related Words
- Sever (verb): To cut off or separate.
- The company decided to sever ties with the supplier.
- Severability (noun): The quality or state of being severable.
- The judge considered the issue of severability before ruling.
- Inseverable (adjective): Incapable of being severed or separated.
- They had an inseverable bond of friendship.
Synonyms
- Separable: Capable of being separated.
- Detachable: Able to be disconnected or removed.
- Dissociable: Able to be considered separately or disconnected in thought.
Antonyms
- Inseparable: Incapable of being separated.
- Indivisible: Unable to be divided or separated.
- Inseverable: Not able to be severed.
Related Phrases and Concepts
- Severable contract: A contract where the unenforceable parts can be removed without voiding the entire agreement.
- Drafting a severable contract provides protection if local laws change.
- Severable offense: In criminal law, a charge that can be tried separately from others.
- The prosecutor moved to try the charges as severable offenses.
Adjective
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capable of being divided or dissociated;
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often drugs and crime are not dissociable
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the siamese twins were not considered separable
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a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody
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